Difference between revisions of "Come"
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prefixes: <u>be</u>come (<i>devenir</i>), <u>over</u>come (<i>surpasser</i>) | prefixes: <u>be</u>come (<i>devenir</i>), <u>over</u>come (<i>surpasser</i>) | ||
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| + | Can precede a bare infinitive in imperatives and in predicates preceded by a modal: | ||
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| + | *Come (look / listen / see) for yourself. | ||
| + | *She can come (look / listen / see) for herself. | ||
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| + | Is frequently used with the coordinating conjunction: <i>come and look, come and get it,</i> etc. | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 15 January 2013
verb.
translations: venir, rentrer (come in), allez! (come on!), me rendre visite (come over), survenir, advenir (come up), sortir, fuiter (come out), hériter (come into), etc.
- present: come, comes kʌm(z)
- past: came keɪm
prefixes: become (devenir), overcome (surpasser)
syntax
Can precede a bare infinitive in imperatives and in predicates preceded by a modal:
- Come (look / listen / see) for yourself.
- She can come (look / listen / see) for herself.
Is frequently used with the coordinating conjunction: come and look, come and get it, etc.
